Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HOUGHTON
There are approximately 20,925 people named Houghton in the UK. That makes it the 481th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 331 are named Houghton.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
HowtonHaughton
Hooton
Heuton
Hooten
Highton
Hough'ton
Heughton
Hooghton
Hooughton
Heughten
Hooghten
Hoohton
Houghhton
Haoughton
Hoeton
Hiughton
Hootonn
Hootton
Houghston
Heutton
Ho'pton
Hoghton
Hoottonn
Hootoun
Hootown
The Houghton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town in Lancashire, England. Sax., from hoog, or hoch, high, and ton, a hill, castle, or town.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HOUGHTON. Parishes and places in cos. Lancaster, Cumberland, Hunts, Hants, York, Northampton, Northumb., iSTorfolk, Bedford, Durham, Dorset, Leicester, &c.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.